Lamentations 3:15-19

15God has caused my life to become a thing of pain. It is as if he filled a cup with a very bitter drink for me.

16It is as if he caused me to eat small stones, so that the stones broke my teeth. Then he put me on the ground, and he pushed me down in the dirt.

17He has taken peace away from my mind. I cannot remember the happy days that I had before.

18I tell myself, ‘Everything good has finished for me! The things that I hoped for from the Lord have not come!’

19Lord, please remember all my troubles, because I am sad. Remember that I am very lonely. My troubles are like poison for me.